Man found guilty of punching five-day-old baby in the face – The Independent
‘A man has been found guilty of punching a five-day-old baby girl in the face.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: assault
Vicarious Liability for Assaults – Park Square Barristers
‘Caroline Wood recently successfully represented the defendant local council in respect of a claim arising from an assault by a teaching assistant on a lunchtime supervisor, both of whom were employees at the same school.’
Park Square Barristers, 25th October 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Thief has sentencing pushed back so he can celebrate 25th birthday – Daily Telegraph
‘thief who faces jail for driving a stolen motorbike into a policeman has had his sentencing date pushed back by a judge so he can celebrate his 25th birthday.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed after killing best friend with single punch in ‘silly row’ – The Independent
‘A man who killed his best friend with one punch after a “silly row”, has been jailed.’
The Independent, 4th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman who treated police like a ‘personal punchbag’ avoids jail after 11th violent attack – Daily Telegraph
‘Police have accused magistrates of allowing a shameless single mother to treat police officers like her “personal punchbag” after she escaped jail for her 11th violent attack on them. Dawn Walker, 34, has a string of convictions for assaulting police during drunken foul mouthed rampages – including four separate incidents upon officers in this year alone. But the unemployed former cleaner – who claims employment support allowance – has repeatedly been spared jail after she insisted she was striving to be a “good role model” to her three children.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rogue dentist jailed for bungling operations – The Guardian
‘A “profoundly dishonest and utterly incompetent” unregistered dentist has been jailed for bungling operations and causing permanent harm to some of his patients.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who sexually assaulted two pregnant women jailed for five years – The Independent
‘A man who sexually assaulted dozens of victims including two pregnant women has been jailed for five years.’
The Independent, 18th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Race hate crime on UK railways soared after Brexit vote, figures show – The Guardian
‘The number of suspected race hate crimes on Britain’s railways jumped sharply following the EU referendum, figures show.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Blackstone’s Statutes 2016-2017: key legislation – OUP Blog
‘In 2015, we asked some of our Blackstone’s Statutes series editors to select a piece of legislation from their subject area which had made a big impact; it resulted in an interesting selection so we decided to do the same thing this year. Discussed below are what our editors consider to be key pieces of legislation from their area of expertise. The main difference this time around has been that the UK has voted to leave the EU, which in turn has led to the future of some legislation being uncertain.’
OUP Blog, 17th August 2016
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Migrant who entered UK illegally raped woman on her morning commute after being allowed to stay – Daily Telegraph
‘A migrant who entered the UK illegally raped a “terrified” woman on her morning commute to work just months after he was allowed to stay.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Leytonstone Tube attacker Muhiddin Mire jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who attacked Tube passengers with a knife in London and tried to behead one of them has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nuisance caller cost the taxpayer £78,000 by making 408 calls to the ambulance service in two years – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who cost the taxpayer £78,000 by phoning ambulance service more than 400 times in two years has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Inside the UK’s biggest prison – BBC News
‘By the end of this year, HMP Oakwood in Staffordshire will be the largest prison in the UK, with more than 2,000 inmates. Run by private firm G4S, Oakwood’s reputation was dented in 2014 when a wing in the prison was taken over by inmates. Sima Kotecha has been inside.’
BBC News, 27th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Members of 1960s band the Tremeloes acquitted of assaulting teenager – The Guardian
‘Two members of the 1960s pop group the Tremeloes have been formally acquitted of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl after a gig nearly 50 years ago.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisons now unacceptably violent, says watchdog – BBC News
‘Prisons in England and Wales have become “unacceptably violent and dangerous places”, the chief inspector of prisons has warned. In his first annual report, Peter Clarke said the “grim situation” revealed in last year’s report was now “even worse” is some areas.’
BBC News, 19th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Activists win damages against City police for false imprisonment – The Guardian
‘Eleven activists who took part in G20 protests seven years ago have received more than £60,000 in damages from the City of London police for false imprisonment, assault and breaches of the Human Rights Act. The case has raised serious questions about who owns personal data collected by police.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Orgreave report ‘could prejudice Hillsborough inquiry’ – BBC News
‘A full report into allegations of police misconduct at the so-called Battle of Orgreave will not be made public, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has ruled.’
BBC News, 12th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student launches legal action against IPCC over CS spray incident – The Guardian
‘A university student who alleges he was assaulted by police during a demonstration has launched legal action against the Independent Police Complaints Commission.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Why are the police failing too many victims of disability hate crime? – The Guardian
‘Daniel Smith, an autistic man, was charged with assault by police after an alleged attack on him. His is not an isolated case.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mehdi Midani jailed for Clapham and Brixton sex attacks – BBC News
‘A man who carried out a string of sex attacks over ten days on women in south London has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
